Idiom Breakdown

set the bar

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Definition

To set specific standards or expectations.

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In Context

"to set the bar high; to set the bar low"
"She set the bar at an hour of exercise a day."
"“I do feel like we should be setting the bar higher for review,” said one adviser, Dr. Amanda Cohn, the director of the division of birth defects and infant disorders at the C.D.C., adding that more data might help clarify questions about the effects on preterm birth."

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Also Said As

put the bar

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See Also

raise the bar